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Colour

#EDD866

  • #EDD866
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDD866 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 216, 102 and HSL 51°, 79%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDD866#EDD866
HEX#EDD866
RGBrgb(237, 216, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8471, 0.4
RGB percentages92.9%, 84.7%, 40%
HSLhsl(50.7, 78.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 57%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 57%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,587,430
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD866;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#122799

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD35Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0DB6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FECABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.7Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5Goldenrod · ΔE 24Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.3Gold · ΔE 29.7Navajo white · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#667BED
Analogous#ED9466, #BFED66
Triadic#66EDD8, #D866ED
Split complementary#66BFED, #9466ED
Tetradic#66ED94, #667BED, #ED66BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBEF
Lighter +20%#F8EFC1
Lighter +10%#F2E494
Darker −10%#E8CC38
Darker −20%#D4B719
Darker −30%#A69014
Darker −40%#79680E
More saturated +25%#FFE454
Less saturated −25%#D8C97B

Channel breakdown

R237
G216
B102
Red237 (92.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue50.67°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D8 · B 66

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